Motorola

Google and Motorola rumored to be working on X Phone to once again take on the iPhone

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Dec 22, 2012 a 4:30 pm

Google buys Motorola. Denies any plans to do anything with it. No one believes them. Flash forward. Rumors spread Google is doing something with them. Deep breath. It's rumored to be an "X Phone" designed, once again, to take on the iPhone.

That might sound silly until you realize it's been Samsung, not Google, who's had all the success in the market against Apple. Now that Google owns Motorola, it only makes sense they'd want that division to be profitable as well, and to be an insurance policy against the power of manufacturers like Samsung, the same way Android was an insurance policy against the power of BlackBerry and Microsoft at first, and then very quickly Apple.

Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX supposedly outsells iPhone at Verizon

By Simon Sage, Thursday, Jun 14, 2012 a 11:01 am

Anil Doradla, an analyst for William Blair, says he has found that the Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX is currently the top-selling smartphone at Verizon - yes, even ahead of the iPhone 4S.

Chicago judge tentatively dismisses Apple-Motorola patent case

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jun 8, 2012 a 11:37 am

Chicago judge Richard Posner has thrown out Apple and Motorola's jury trial set to start next Monday, calling their patent claims "frivolous" and "ridiculous". Posner had previously forbidden Apple from turning the case into a "popularity contest", which is certainly fair given the experts that Apple is prone to dragging out for these kinds of cases.

Nano-SIM standard decided by European standards institute

By Simon Sage, Friday, Jun 1, 2012 a 10:41 am

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has announced that they have decided on the next generation of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. The original iPhone (and many other phones) used mini-SIM cards. The iPad and iPhone 4 were among the first devices to use the much smaller micro-SIM standard. This new nano-SIM design will be 40% smaller than current iPhone micro-SIM cards, measuring 12.3 mm wide, 8.8 mm high, and 0.67 mm thick.

Google closes Motorola acquisition, what does it mean for Apple?

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, May 22, 2012 a 12:01 pm

After getting regulatory approval in China, Google today wrapped up its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, signalling their entry into the hardware world. As a part of the deal closing, Motorola's CEO Sanjay Jha has stepped down to make way for Google's Dennis Woodside. What does it all mean for Apple?

BlackBerry maker RIM meets Apple half-way on nano-SIM design

By Simon Sage, Friday, May 18, 2012 a 11:49 am

RIM recently proposed a new nano-SIM card design to counter one proposal made by Apple to the the European Telecommunications Standards Instititute.

iPhone tops yet another customer satisfaction survey

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, May 15, 2012 a 2:15 pm

Just in case we needed any more convincing that people love their iPhones, the American Customer Satisfaction Index has found through recent surveys that Apple's smartphones are leaving customers the happiest. The iPhone scored 83 on their system, compared to to Nokia, LG and HTC who are all tied at 75.

Apple passes Motorola to become third largest mobile manufacturer in U.S.

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Apr 4, 2012 a 10:56 am

comScore's recent survey data reveals that Apple now has 13.5% of the U.S. mobile market (i.e. not just smartphones). Combined with Motorola's drop to 12.8% market share, that puts iPhone in third place behind LG (with 19.4%) and Samsung (25.6%).

Apple pushing nano-SIM standard on Motorola, RIM and Nokia

By Simon Sage, Wednesday, Mar 21, 2012 a 11:00 am

Apple is butting heads with RIM, Motorola, and Nokia over the next evolution of SIM card sizes. After paving the way for the micro-SIM format, which has since been adopted by Nokia for their Lumia series, Apple is now putting pressure on the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to recognize their nano-SIM format as the next industry standard.

Apple claims Motorola used FRAND patents to try an extort cross-licensing deal

By Simon Sage, Tuesday, Mar 13, 2012 a 3:00 pm

According to some EU court documents, Motorola and Apple had talked about hashing out a licensing deal in late 2011. Given their rough and ongoing patent battles, it's no surprise to hear Apple claim in the documents that their "refusal to accede to this demand led Motorola Mobility to sue Apple in an attempt to exclude Apple’s products from the market.”